Deadline Summary

• Three terms before your defense: Take 477H Thesis Prospectus class
• One term before Thesis Prospectus: Get your Primary Thesis Advisor and register for Thesis Prospectus class
• One term before Thesis Defense: Assemble your committee and do your Thesis Defense Scheduling
• Ten days before Thesis Defense: Provide thesis copies for review to your committee and turn in the Thesis Evaluation Form CHC Academic Coordinator
• Current Term’s Deadlines

In A Nutshell:

• Take the Thesis Orientation workshop
• Pick a topic
• Find faculty from your department to work with
• Narrow your topic to a significant research question
• Sign up for Thesis Prospectus Class
• Start looking at the literature
• Complete a draft prospectus
• Present your prospectus to classmates and advisors
• Write your thesis
• Revise based on faculty advisor comments
• Present your final thesis in an oral defensed